Carbon Reduction Plan for Environmental Services Companies
Environmental consultancies, ecology firms, waste management contractors, and remediation specialists bidding on public sector work need a Carbon Reduction Plan covering their own operations - not just the environmental work they do for others.
Emissions sources in Environmental Services
Your Carbon Reduction Plan must quantify all material emission sources. Here are the typical sources for your sector.
Scope 1 – Direct Emissions
Emissions from sources you own or control directly.
- Fleet vehicles for field survey teams and site inspectors
- Gas heating in offices and laboratories
- Diesel for pumping and remediation equipment on site
- Refrigerant gases in laboratory cold storage
Scope 2 – Indirect Energy
Emissions from purchased electricity, heat, or steam.
- Electricity in offices, laboratories, and field equipment charging
Scope 3 – Value Chain
Indirect emissions across your supply chain and activities.
- Laboratory consumables, reagents, and equipment procurement
- Sample collection and courier logistics
- Employee commuting and field survey travel
- Subcontracted specialist environmental contractors
- Waste from site remediation and investigation works
Every CRP submitted under PPN 006 must meet the same six-point standard regardless of sector — covering baseline footprint, net zero commitment, interim milestones, Scope 1 and 2 data, Scope 3 disclosure, and a signed director declaration. Full CRP requirements →
Common challenges for Environmental Services suppliers
These are the data and reporting hurdles we see most often in this sector.
Environmental firms find it necessary to document their own emissions separately from the environmental services they deliver to clients
Field survey work has highly variable fuel and mileage patterns depending on project location and season
Laboratory energy consumption can be significant but is often bundled into building costs where labs are leased
Procuring specialist environmental contractors as subcontractors creates hard-to-measure Scope 3
Frequently asked questions
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Related tools and guides
- PPN 006 Compliance Checker — check whether your existing CRP meets the standard
- Carbon Reduction Plan tool — generate a compliant, publishable CRP in minutes
- How CarbonVerified works — measure your full Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions